Gastroenterology Physician

Pen Bay Medical Center is seeking a Locum Gastroenterology Physician to cover specific weeks starting June through November 2025.

Schedule:
Provider must be available to start June 2025 (July at the latest) - REQUIRED
•  M-F, 8 hour day with 30 min lunch
•  No Overtime, unless preapproved. Provider must be able/committed to covering these specific dates:
•  June 16-20
•  June 23-27
•  June 30-July 3
•  July 28-Aug 1
•  August 4-8
•  August 11-15
•  August 18-22
•  August 25-29
•  September 2-5
•  September 15-19
•  September 22-26
•  September 29-Oct 3
•  October 6-10
•  October 20-24
•  November 24-26, 28 Details:
•  Endo procedures in the OR and maybe one day per week in the clinic.
•  Adults outpatient (office/clinic)
•  Support staff: Full staff in the OR
•  No weekends, No Call
•  Looking for someone to do scopes
•  14-16 patients per day in clinic
•  Onsite lab and xray
•  EMR: Epic
•  ERCP not required
•  Prefers a provider who does advanced procedures, but is able to utilize someone who does not.
•  Willing to pay for full travel
•  Credentialing timeframe: 90 days Additional Questions:
•   What kind of anesthesia support do physicians have? Both CRNA and an Anesthesiologist per Gastroenterologist
•   What kind of therapeutic procedures do they need? Do not need to do advanced procedures.
•   Is the anesthesia provided by a physician or a CRNA anesthesiologist? We always have an anesthesiologist in the procedure room along with a CRNA. Required procedures:
•  Lowers GI Endoscopy
•  Sigmoidoscopy
•  Colonoscopy Required types of upper GI endoscopy:
•  with Biopsy
•  with Foreign Body Removal
•  with Banding of Varices
•  Diagnostic Additional required procedures:
•  Would like a provider that does do Therapeutic procedures but will accept general Submission Requirements
•  Board Certified Gastroenterology - ABMS or AOA
•  Institutional ADR
•  Active ME license
•   Provider must be available for the specific dates listed above
•  ACLS, BLS
•  Does the candidate perform advanced procedures? If so, what types of advanced procedures?
•  COVID and flu vaccine About the Facility Pen Bay Medical Center is a not-for-profit, Top Rural, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score Graded and the largest community hospital in Midcoast Maine. Pen Bay Medical Center operates as a family of services that also includes Pen Bay Physicians & Associates, Quarry Hill Retirement Community, the Knox Center and the Sussman House. Through these organizations, and with a staff of more than 100 outstanding physicians and more than 1,500 healthcare professionals, we are able to provide the people of Midcoast Maine with a continuum of both routine and specialty patient-centered medical services. Pen Bay Medical Center is part of the Coastal Healthcare Alliance and the MaineHealth system.